You don't understand it. Your child used to devour any vegetable. Any color. Any taste. You were so proud.
Then reality struck and suddenly your darling little omnivore hated - HATED, I say! - anything that even resembled a vegetable.

Remember December? You know that time you wish you had time to make food gifts to give your friends and family?
Well, this is the time to do it. Berries and fruits are ripening and are ready to be turned into jams, jellies, preserves and relishes.

Republicans with presidential aspirations rushed Monday to embrace South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's call to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the state capitol, eager to move past a vexing issue that challenges the GOP's effort to win over the diverse coalition of voters it likely needs to win back the White House.